diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 95a8c9c..e3d1c0b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ add_subdirectory(projects/loader) # build gryphn loader
 add_subdirectory(projects/core) # build gryphn core
 add_subdirectory(projects/extensions)
 add_subdirectory(projects/platform) # build gryphn platform
+
 add_subdirectory(projects/validation_layers/function_loader/)
-target_link_libraries(Gryphn INTERFACE GryphnUtils GryphnCore GryphnLoader GryphnPlatform GryphnFunctionValidator GryphnExtensions)
+add_subdirectory(projects/validation_layers/allocators/)
+
+target_link_libraries(Gryphn INTERFACE GryphnUtils GryphnCore GryphnLoader GryphnPlatform GryphnFunctionValidator GryphnAllocatorChecker GryphnExtensions)
 
 if (VULKAN_BUILT)
     target_link_libraries(Gryphn INTERFACE GryphnVulkanImpl)
diff --git a/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.h b/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.h
index 351cee3..fa3a263 100644
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.h
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ typedef struct gnPlatformInstance_t {
     NSView* metalContentView;
 } gnPlatformInstance;
 
-gnReturnCode metalCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next);
-void metalDestroyInstance(gnInstance instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next);
+gnReturnCode metalCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* allocators);
+void metalDestroyInstance(gnInstance instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* allocators);
diff --git a/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.m b/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.m
index 3c93422..382831f 100644
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/instance/metal_instance.m
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #include "metal_instance.h"
 
 // metal instances are kinda useless
-gnReturnCode metalCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next) {
+gnReturnCode metalCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* allocators) {
     if (next != NULL) return GN_SUCCESS;
 
     if (instanceInfo == NULL) return GN_INCOMPLETE;
-    instance->instance = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformInstance));
+    instance->instance = allocators->malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformInstance), allocators->userData);
     return GN_SUCCESS;
 }
-void metalDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next) {
+void metalDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* allocators) {
     if (next != NULL) return;
-    free(instance->instance);
+    allocators->free(instance->instance, allocators->userData);
 }
diff --git a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c
index 00f3338..6b0d3d1 100644
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.c
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ static VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL vk_debuggerDebugCallback(
     return VK_TRUE;
 }
 
-gnReturnCode vulkanCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next) {
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors) {
     if (next != NULL) { return GN_SUCCESS; }
-    instance->instance = malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformInstance));
+    instance->instance = alloctors->malloc(sizeof(gnPlatformInstance), alloctors->userData);
 
     vkStringArrayList extensions = vkStringArrayListCreate();
     vkStringArrayListAdd(extensions, "VK_KHR_surface");
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ gnReturnCode vulkanCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInf
     return VkResultToGnReturnCode(vkCreateInstance(&createInfo, NULL, &instance->instance->vk_instance));
 }
 
-void vulkanDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next) {
+void vulkanDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors) {
     if (next != NULL) { return; }
     vkDestroyInstance(instance->instance->vk_instance, NULL);
+    alloctors->free(instance->instance, alloctors->userData);
 }
diff --git a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
index 833ae1f..32c667d 100644
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/src/instance/vulkan_instance.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ typedef struct gnPlatformInstance_t {
     vkUserData userData;
 } gnPlatformInstance;
 
-gnReturnCode vulkanCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next);
-void vulkanDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next);
+gnReturnCode vulkanCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* instanceInfo, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors);
+void vulkanDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors);
 
 typedef const char* vkString;
 GN_ARRAY_LIST_HEADER(vkString);
diff --git a/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.c b/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.c
index 18e6e80..464ff8a 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.c
+++ b/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.c
@@ -4,12 +4,30 @@
 #include "loader/src/gryphn_extension_loader.h"
 #include "loader/src/gryphn_loader.h"
 #include "loader/src/gryphn_loader.h"
-#include "stdio.h"
 #include "validation_layers/function_loader/loader/function_loader.h"
+#include "validation_layers/allocators/allocator_checker.h"
 
 // this implementation of gnCreateInstance cannot return GN_UNLOADED_LAYER
 gnReturnCode gnCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle* instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* info) {
-    *instance = malloc(sizeof(struct gnInstance_t));
+    *instance = GN_NULL_HANDLE;
+    gnAllocators tmpAllocators = {
+        .userData = &info->debuggerInfo,
+        .malloc = (PFN_gnMalloc)malloc,
+        .calloc = (PFN_gnCalloc)calloc,
+        .realloc = (PFN_gnRealloc)realloc,
+        .free = (PFN_gnFree)free
+    };
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < info->debuggerInfo.layerCount; i++) {
+        if (info->debuggerInfo.layers[i] == GN_DEBUGGER_LAYER_ALLOCATORS) {
+            tmpAllocators.malloc = gnMallocFunc;
+            tmpAllocators.calloc = gnCallocFunc;
+            tmpAllocators.realloc = gnReallocFunc;
+            tmpAllocators.free = gnFreeFunc;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *instance = tmpAllocators.malloc(sizeof(struct gnInstance_t), tmpAllocators.userData);
     (*instance)->hasDebugger = GN_FALSE;
     (*instance)->layers = loaderLayerArrayListCreate();
 
@@ -61,11 +79,14 @@ gnReturnCode gnCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle* instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo*
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < loaderLayerArrayListCount((*instance)->layers); i++) loaderLayerArrayListRefAt((*instance)->layers, i)->layerIndex = i;
     (*instance)->callingLayer = loaderLayerArrayListRefAt((*instance)->layers, (*instance)->currentLayer);
     if (unsupportedExtension) return GN_UNLOADED_EXTENSION;
-    return (*instance)->functions->createInstance(*instance, info, (*instance)->functions->next);
+    (*instance)->allocators = tmpAllocators;
+    (*instance)->allocators.userData = &(*instance)->debugger;
+    return (*instance)->functions->createInstance(*instance, info, (*instance)->functions->next, &(*instance)->allocators);
 }
 
 void gnDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle* instance) {
     if (instance == GN_NULL_HANDLE) return;
-    (*instance)->functions->destroyInstance(*instance, (*instance)->functions->next);
+    (*instance)->functions->destroyInstance(*instance, (*instance)->functions->next, &(*instance)->allocators);
+    (*instance)->allocators.free(*instance, (*instance)->allocators.userData);
     *instance = GN_NULL_HANDLE;
 }
diff --git a/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h b/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h
index c7bc971..5f04990 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 #include "utils/gryphn_version.h"
 #include "core/gryphn_return_code.h"
 #include "core/src/instance/gryphn_debugger.h"
+#include "gryphn_allocators.h"
 #include <gryphn_extensions.h>
 
+
 typedef struct gnApplicationInfo {
     gnString  applicationName;
     gnVersion applicationVersion;
@@ -32,12 +34,14 @@ struct gnInstance_t {
     int enabledLayerCounts[GN_LAYER_MAX];
     gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* allLayers;
     gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* functions;
+    gnAllocators allocators;
 
     loaderLayerArrayList layers;
     loaderLayer* callingLayer;
     uint32_t currentLayer;
     gnBool hasDebugger;
 };
+
 #endif
 
 gnReturnCode gnCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle* instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* info);
diff --git a/projects/loader/src/gryphn_instance_functions.h b/projects/loader/src/gryphn_instance_functions.h
index 607e3e5..096be97 100644
--- a/projects/loader/src/gryphn_instance_functions.h
+++ b/projects/loader/src/gryphn_instance_functions.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "core/gryphn_return_code.h"
 #include "utils/gryphn_bool.h"
 #include "gryphn_handles.h"
+#include "gryphn_allocators.h"
 
 typedef struct gnInstanceCreateInfo gnInstanceCreateInfo;
 typedef struct gnSurfaceDetails gnSurfaceDetails;
@@ -19,8 +20,8 @@ typedef struct gnOutputDeviceInfo gnOutputDeviceInfo;
 #endif
 
 typedef struct gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers;
-typedef gnReturnCode (*PFN_gnCreateInstance)(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* info, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next);
-typedef void (*PFN_gnDestroyInstance)(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next);
+typedef gnReturnCode (*PFN_gnCreateInstance)(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* info, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors);
+typedef void (*PFN_gnDestroyInstance)(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors);
 
 typedef struct gnInstanceFunctions {
     gnPhysicalDevice* (*_gnGetPhysicalDevices)(gnInstanceHandle instance, uint32_t* count);
diff --git a/projects/validation_layers/function_loader/src/instance_functions.c b/projects/validation_layers/function_loader/src/instance_functions.c
index f4862e7..4a80407 100644
--- a/projects/validation_layers/function_loader/src/instance_functions.c
+++ b/projects/validation_layers/function_loader/src/instance_functions.c
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@
 #include "core/src/output_device/gryphn_output_device.h"
 #include "core/src/window_surface/gryphn_surface.h"
 
-gnReturnCode checkCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* info, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next) {
+gnReturnCode checkCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* info, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors) {
     if (next == NULL || next->createInstance == NULL) {
         gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
             .message = gnCreateString("Failed to load gnCreateInstance this indicates a bug within gryphn")
         });
         return GN_FAILED_TO_LOAD_FUNCTION;
     }
-    return next->createInstance(instance, info, next->next);
+    return next->createInstance(instance, info, next->next, alloctors);
 }
 
-void checkDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next) {
+void checkDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors) {
     if (next == NULL || next->destroyInstance == NULL) {
         gnDebuggerSetErrorMessage(instance->debugger, (gnMessageData){
             .message = gnCreateString("Failed to load gnDestroyInstance this indicates a bug within gryphn")
         });
         return;
     }
-    next->destroyInstance(instance, next->next);
+    next->destroyInstance(instance, next->next, alloctors);
 }
 
 gnPhysicalDevice* checkGetPhysicalDevices(gnInstanceHandle instance, uint32_t* count) {
diff --git a/projects/validation_layers/function_loader/src/instance_functions.h b/projects/validation_layers/function_loader/src/instance_functions.h
index 366843f..ef60bf8 100644
--- a/projects/validation_layers/function_loader/src/instance_functions.h
+++ b/projects/validation_layers/function_loader/src/instance_functions.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #include "core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h"
 #include <core/src/window_surface/gryphn_surface_create_functions.h>
 
-gnReturnCode checkCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* info, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next);
-void checkDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next);
+gnReturnCode checkCreateInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gnInstanceCreateInfo* info, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors);
+void checkDestroyInstance(gnInstanceHandle instance, gryphnInstanceFunctionLayers* next, gnAllocators* alloctors);
 
 gnPhysicalDevice* checkGetPhysicalDevices(gnInstanceHandle instance, uint32_t* count);
 gnBool checkCanDevicePresent(gnPhysicalDevice device, gnWindowSurfaceHandle windowSurface);